Chapter 1 Overview; Branch Office Connectivity To Headquarters; Small/Medium Business Connectivity Directly To A Service Provider - Avaya X330W2-DS1 User Manual

Chapter 1
Overview
Avaya presents the X330WAN, a series of WAN Edge Router expansion modules
for the P330 Stackable Switching System and G700 Gateway. The X330WAN is part
of Avaya's Converged Networks Solution that includes IP telephones, data switches
and IP exchanges.
Each X330WAN access router module contains its own powerful onboard CPU and
software, which functions as a dedicated WAN Edge Router.
The X330WAN is designed around the following concepts:
• WAN access
• Routing
• Security
• Convergence
The first of the X330WAN series is the X330W-2DS1 access router module, with 2
E1/T1 interfaces, a single 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet port, and a serial Console
port.
The primary uses of the X330WAN are the following:
•

Branch Office connectivity to Headquarters.

• Small/Medium Business connectivity directly to an ISP (Internet Service
Provider).
Branch Office Connectivity to Headquarters
The X330WAN enables connecting the LAN of branch offices based on the P330
switch to the headquarters office, connecting to the corporate WAN. Each branch
office in this solution would use the Internet services supplied via the headquarters
ISP, or connect directly to the Internet independently.
Installing an X330 WAN Access Router in a a G700 Gateway, provides cost-effective
and space-saving IP Telephony and WAN routing for SMEs.
The G700 and P330 can be stacked together, to provide a comprehensive converged
solution.

Small/Medium Business Connectivity Directly to a Service Provider

The X330WAN access router enables SMEs (Small/Medium Enterprises) to connect
their LAN directly to an ISP using a P330 switch. This solution provides
independence and flexibility to the SMEs in the flow of data and other Internet
services.
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